Mark and Lisa met at a concert and married after dating for a year. However, over time they grew annoyed with each other's habits and lacked tolerance. They decided to divorce, later regretting the decision. Ann and Mike also struggled in their marriage but decided to work on improving their relationship and tolerance rather than divorcing due to their strong bond. For their anniversary, Ann planned a big party and baked a cake, going to the store to purchase necessary ingredients.

1. UNIT 1-CULTURAL ASPECTS
VOCABULARY SESSION
Remember that you are expected to learn this vocabulary session.
Use this presentation material as many times as necessary to support your self-
assessment practice (autoevaluación) and the vocabulary activities which will be used
by the tutor to provide feedback about your vocabulary performance.
This presentation comprises two sections:
• Section One: A display of the new vocabulary, its meaning, examples and use in
context.
• Section Two: A link to an application (Flashcards-Quizlet) to review all the new
words and their pronunciation.
We highly recommend to complete these two instances in order to succesfully
improve your vocabulary.

2. SECTION ONE
VOCABULARY PRESENTATION
Go over this section as many times as
necessary. Be sure you understand and
remember the vocabulary presented here.
If you have any doubt, please contact your
tutor through the Forum.

3. Useful Expressions-Time
FROM TIME TO TIME/ONCE IN A WHILE = occasionally
I visit her once in a while.
From time to time, I like to go fishing.
SOMEDAY = at some future day
He plans to retire someday.
ALL AT ONCE= suddenly
All at once I felt dizzy and had to lie down.

4. Useful Expressions-Addition
IN ADDITION = Also
John and Alice act and sing. In addition, they dance.
ALONG WITH = In addition to
She fired all the journalists in the company, along with some of
the administration workers.
AS WELL AS = In addition to
He is corageous as well as strong.

5. Useful Expressions-Quantity
MOST
• Used to mean 'the majority' or 'the largest part'
• You use most in front of a plural noun which does
not have a determiner, such as 'the' or 'a', or a
possessive, such as 'my' or 'our', in front of it.
• Most people agree that stealing is wrong.
• You use most of in front of a pronoun, such as us
or it, or in front of a noun which has a determiner
or possessive noun in front of it.
• Most of them enjoy music.
• He used to spend most of his time in the library.
A GOOD DEAL OF/A GREAT
DEAL OF
• A large amount or
quantity of
something.
• John knows a good
deal about history.
• She spent a great
deal of time on the
project.

6. Useful expressions-Idioms
Not able to avoid a situation.CAN´T HELP
•I can´t help being scared of dogs.
•NOTICE that you have to use the gerund after this expression.
To have a desire for.FEEL LIKE
•I feel like going for a walk.
•NOTICE that you have to use the gerund after this expression.
To understand something after an unpleasant experience.LEARN A LESSON
•I don't want to end up back in jail again – I've learned my lesson.
To get very angry.LOSE ONE’S TEMPER
•When my dad found out I had failed the exams, he completely lost his temper.

7. Useful Expressions-Prepositions
• By the side of
• The dog ran alonside me all
the way.
ALONGSIDE
(OF)
• With the exception of
• Apart from a few scratches,
the car was undamaged.
APART
FROM

8. Useful Expressions-Prefixes
Ex- •Tony is my ex-boyfriend.
Great-
•my great-grandfather
(=the grandfather of one
of my parents)
•my great-aunt (=the aunt
of one of my parents)

9. ADVERBS
Adverb Meaning Example
ALTOGETHER Completely These rare animals may soon
disappear altogether.
MOSTLY Mainly We listen to rock music mostly.
CONSEQUENTLY As a result They’ve increased the number of
employees and consequently the
service is better.
THUS Consequently/As a result It is late, and thus you must go.
APART Into pieces We had to take the engine apart
because it was not working.

10. ADJECTIVES
Interesting
something that is
interesting makes you
want to know about it
or take part in it
She is an interesting
new writer.
Interested
wanting to learn more
about something or to
become involved in
something
The listeners were all
greatly interested in
the writer’s lecture.

11. Interesting vs. Interested
Now check if you learned the difference
between those two adjectives (interesting vs.
interested)
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rcise-english-2/exercise-english-2327.php

12. ADJECTIVES
EMOTIONS & WAYS OF BEING
Annoying
Causing
annoyance
It’s annoying to
have to wait to be
served at a
restaurant.
Annoyed
Angry or
impatient
I couldn’t see her
face, but she
sounded annoyed.

13. ADJECTIVES
EMOTIONS & WAYS OF BEING
Disappointing
not as good as you
had hoped for or
expected
This year’s sales
figures were very
disappointing.
Disappointed
Depressed because
something you
expected or hoped
did not happen
I was disappointed to
see that my
suggestions had been
ignored.

14. ADJECTIVES
EMOTIONS & WAYS OF BEING
ADJECTIVE MEANING EXAMPLE
EAGER Very excited and interested He’s so eager to learn that he stays
late every evening.
LENIENT Not strict/Indulgent The judge was lenient with her as
this was her first offence.
TOLERANT willing to accept behaviour and
beliefs that are different from
your own
He's pretty tolerant of different
political views, but don't ask him
about religion.
STRICT Rigorous in the imposition of rules Dad’s very strict with us about table
manners.
GUILTY feeling bad because you have
done something bad or wrong
I still feel guilty about things I said
to my mother when I was a
teenager.
STUPID Not intelligent I didn’t ask because I was afraid of
looking stupid.

15. ADJECTIVES-OPPOSITES
Complete=entire
General=affecting the
whole
Incomplete=not
complete
Specific=special/certain

16. ADJECTIVES-COOKING
RAW: Uncooked
BAKED: Cooked in an oven
FRIED: Cooked in a pan usually in fat or oil

17. VERBS-COOKING
Recipe instructions:
1-MIX (put together, combine) all the ingredients.
2-STIR (move in circular motions with a spoon)
everything for about two minutes.
3-FRY (cook in a pan using fat or oil) in hot oil.
4-Then GRILL (cook on a metal frame over fire) the
chicken breasts.
5-Finally BAKE (cook in an oven) the potatoes in a
hot oven.

18. VERBS-RELATIONSHIPS
VERB MEANING EXAMPLE
ATTRACT to produce or cause an interest in
something or someone
She’s never had any trouble
attracting men.
DIVORCE to separate by divorce She divorced her husband.
GET ALONG WITH have smooth relations Jane gets along with her
peers at work.
PUT UP WITH to tolerate We had to put up with the
inconvenience.
TOLERATE to endure without complaint I can tolerate laziness, but
not incompetence.
ANNOY to cause irritation to someone It really annoys me when
you don’t listen to what I’m
saying.
DISAPPOINT To leave unsatisfied His ingratitude
disappointed me.
REGRET To feel remorseful about I regret not speaking to her
before she left.

19. The story of Mark and Lisa
Mark and Lisa met at a concert. They attracted
each other right away. After dating for one
year, they decided to marry. At first, they got
along very well, but as time went by Lisa
couldn’t put up with Mark’s untidiness and
Mark couldn’t tolerate Lisa’s annoying habits.
They were both disappointed and decided to
divorce shortly after. Now they both regret
their decision.

20. Multi-word Verbs :
Verbs which consist of a verb and one or two particles or prepositions (e.g. up, over, in, down)
VERB MEANING EXAMPLE
END UP To conclude, to eventually do We spent a long time looking for a new
car, but we ended up buying a used one
DROP OUT OF to let someone or something
fall out of something.
He dropped the paper out of the
window
HAND IN To give something to a responsible person I finished my essay about Economy, so I
handed it in to the teacher
START OUT
(ON)
begin career John started out on Medicine School
because he wants to be a doctor
STAY UP not go to bed He wasn’t tired, so he stayed up until 4
am
TAKE OFF Remove I love taking off the envelope of
birthday presents
TURN IN submit, hand in Please, turn in your homework.

21. Multi-word Verbs:
Verbs which consist of a verb and one or two particles or prepositions (e.g. up, over, in, down)
VERB MEANING EXAMPLE
CALL FOR demand, request The boss called for a cofee
DEPEND ON be determined by Children depend on their parents.
PUT OFF delay until later I’ll put off going to Paris until next
year.
TEAR UP rip to pieces I tore up all the photos of
my old boyfriend.
GET ALONG (IN) To progress I have gotten along in well in my
job, due to my hard work
GIVE AWAY to donate or bestow as a gift I gave away a lot of clothes to
charity
BECOME OF to happen to or be a result for
something or someone
What will become of John after he
gets fired?

22. Verbs-Match the verb with its definition
VERB
inquire (about)
neglect (to)
volunteer
waste
MEANING
to ask for information
to not do something, often
because you forget
to freely choose to offer or
give without being asked or
obliged
use inefficiently

23. Verbs-Match the verb with its definition
VERB
RUSH
BET
COMBINE
CREATE
MEANING
to do something or move
very quickly
to risk losing something if your
guess is wrong
to unite or to join together to
make a single thing or group
Originate, make

24. Verbs-Match the verb with its definition
VERB
PURCHASE
SEPARATE
LIST
LACK
CLICK (ON)
MEANING
to buy something
to set or put apart into
sections
enumerate: tasks, items,
etc.
to show a deficiency
computing: press mouse
to select

25. KEYS TO THE VERB QUIZ

26. NOUNS-COOKING & RELATIONSHIPS: The story of Ann and Mike
After 20 years of marriage, Ann and Mike were not getting along
very well and they were experiencing low tolerance towards
each other, but they decided to pay attention to their mistakes
and try it harder to improve their relationship because, after all,
their problem wasn’t lack of love, and divorce wasn’t an option
for them. There was a strong link between them. So, for their
anniversary Ann decided to give a big party at home with all
their grandchildren (2 granddaughters and 3 grandsons) and
their in-laws. She would bake a delicious cake for her spouse.
She headed to the kitchen in a rush, displayed her set of pans,
checked the ingredients and quantities of the recipe and
prepared the list of groceries she had to purchase. Once at the
store, she carefully checked the due dates on the labels of the
jars. She also liked to read the nutrition facts of each product to
make sure they contained enough vitamins. After all, this party
had to be a mixture of nutritious food and feelings!

27. NOUNS-COOKING & RELATIONSHIPS
GROCERIES food from store My wife went to the market to get some
groceries.
INGREDIENT part of recipe Combine all the ingredients for the stew.
JAR Food container A jar of mayonnaise.
LABEL Food packaging. A piece of paper or
other material that
gives information about
the object it is attached
Follow the instructions on the label.
LIST Written series of items I read an article with a list of
the world’s richest people.
MIXTURE The product of mixing Her face showed a mixture
of fear and joy.
QUANTITY the amount of something You need a small quantity of milk for
this recipe.

28. NOUNS-COOKING & RELATIONSHIPS
RECIPE A set of directions with a list of
ingredients for making or preparing
something, especially food
I love my grandma’s chocolate
cake recipe.
RELATIONS
HIP
a connection, association, or
involvement
Write an essay on
the economic relationship
between farming and
transportation.
SET A group of people or things that belong
together. Collection, kit
There are two sets of twins in my
class.
SPOUSE Either member of a married pair in
relation to the other
How long ago did your spouse
die?
TOLERANCE The capacity for or the practice of
recognizing and respecting the beliefs
or practices of others
There is zero tolerance
of violence at this company.
VITAMIN natural substances found in food that
are necessary to keep your body
healthy
Oranges contain several essential
vitamins.

29. NOUNS-GENDER
SEX
MALE=a
man
FEMALE=a
woman

30. Expand your vocabulary about
relationships
You can read further about this topic at this site:
http://www.military.com/spouse/relationships/
military-marriage/building-positive-
relationship-with-your-spouse.html

31. More nouns
Noun
COST
CULTURE
FILE
KNOWLEDGE
REGRET
MEANING
the amount of money that is needed in
order to buy, pay for, or do something
behaviors and beliefs
of a particular social group
A feeling of sorrow, disappointment
A container, for keeping papers in order
The state or fact of knowing

32. SECTION TWO
Now it’s time to practice pronunciation and
to check how much you remember.
Go to Quizlet-Flashcards
This is the mode we suggest for practising:
Motion: Flip
Audio: On, to listen to the pronunciation
Both sides: allows you to see the word
together with its definition and image.

33. References:
Web links:
• yourdictionary.com
• Dictionary.com
• thefreedictionary.com
• macmillan dictionary
• merriam webster dictionary

34. Material realizado para:
Curso de apoyo High Intermediate Part 1
Cargo Capacitación en Idiomas